The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-21

lfcan, we regret TO hear il very sick
The Grand Central Hotel Is 70 havl
q new 'bus-oFdered from St. Louis
The old one was sold 10 s. Pearson
E. w. Ober, P. Q. and T. L. BOND
have purchased three-fourths Of th'
opera house stock. The property Il
held ct So 500.
The Herald reports that Arthur
Van Tassel, who was sent TO the
penitentiary from this county, died
few days ago.
The knights Of Pythias VIII put 8
soliciting committee into the field in
q day or 80, 10 obtain subscriptions
for the proposed temple.
Knights Templar In various parts
OF the state ars engaging rooms At
our hotels for the eonelave which
meets here about the middle Of May.
A gang Of burglars are working
various towns east Of as, and their
arrival IN Salins Is liable to happen
at any moment. So be on your guard.
At nine O'Clock yesterday morning
a fine healthy baby girl made its ap-
pearanee 1t the residence Of o. A.
Terry. Oscar simply smiles and sets
up the cigars.
Work will be commenced to-day
tearing away the stone house on F.
M. Hamilton's lots, South Santa Fe,
preparatory to the erection Of q 49,
600 residence.
The principal hotels are refusing
'day-bOarders" for the purpose Of
accommodating "transIents," and
then don't find near room enough
for their guests.
It is absolutely impossible to rent
a house in Salina, and yet new ones
are going up by the hundreds. We
will have to go into tents before the
season is through.
The ladies' sewing society Of the
Presbyterian church will meet at the
home Of Mrs. Radcliff on South
Eighth street on Friday afternoon at
half past two o'clock.
The face Of the country commences
to smile in beauty and picturesque
ness In true Kansas style since the
rains. A grand transformation
scene in less than two weeks.
The whist club numbers about
twenty-five members. They have
rented a front room In the Odd Fell
lows building, and are having gas,
furniture, etc, put in for their use.
There will be a musicale given at
the residence OF w. B. Flanders on
Friday evening, under the auspices
Of Prof Yungfieiseh's class. The
program will be interesting, and all
are invited.
At their meeting yesterday after
noon the board Of directors Of the
National hotel company accepted
the plans submitted by Eekles &
Mann, Of st. Joseph, Mo-, and are
now advertising for bids.
The proposed extension OF Seventh
street from It's present terminus at
We'll Place through to Prescott ave
nue. is being discussed pro and con.
Probably something definite will be
done by the council this year. Here
tOfOre 1t has been all talk and no
conclusion.
Davis & Milan sold yesterday
three lots on Park street to Mr.. A. H.
Brown, OF Ottumwa, Iowa, for 81 100.
Mr.. Brown after travelling largely
throughout Kansas and Colorado,
visiting the principal towns and
cities, has chosen Salina In prefer
ence to all others, rs the best In
which to invest his money.
Some time ago Messrs league,
Ober and p. q. Bond, with some
Chicago parties, purchased the fair
grounds at Parsons, Kansas, and
now they have succeeded in getting
an adjoining eighty acres and are
plating the same rs an addition to
Parsons. Mr.. Bond leaves to-day to
place Il on the market.
A syndicate is being organized,
twO-thirds Of the shares having al
ready been taken, TO purchase the
Val. Eberhart place Of seventy acres
lying south Of the city, at $500 per
acre, and will be plated as an addi-
ton to Salina. II IL q magnificent
piece Of ground, and lots will sell
rapidly as soon ~ placed on the
market.
The county commissioners yester-
day, in accordance with the new law
allowing deposits Of county money
with banks, designated the First
National bank as county depository
requiring the bank TO furnish a
bond Of $4,000. Commissioners
Miller and Dodge voted for the First
National, and Commissioner Burke
for the Salina National. The county
receives four per cent. interest on the
average daily deposits.
Mr.. s. Pearson, an experienced
carriage builder, wants the people Of
Salina to organize q company and
establish q carriage mandatory
here. He1s OF the impression that
q factory larger and better than the
one at Abilene can be established for
less money than was paid to the
Johns Bros. He believes, In view
that Salina possesses much superior
advantages for shipment than abb
lene, that It can be made q success.
He IL willing 10 put his money and
experience into the business, II eiti-
zens will go on with the OrganlEa-
ton Of the company.
Mr.. Hugh King, architect, who
has been gone q week or ten days "a
inspect schools In other states with
q view to drafting plans Of the mill.
tary school brilding In this city, re-
turned last evening and viii submit
the result Of his investigation TO the
board Of directors, which meets this
afternoon. He brought with him the
interior arrangements Of All Saints